Environmental Pollutants Effect on Brown Adipose Tissue

Environmental Pollutants Effect on Brown Adipose Tissue

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) with its thermogenic function due to the presence of the mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), has been positively associated with improved resistance to obesity and metabolic diseases. During recent years, the potential influence of environmental pollutants on energe...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Di Gregorio, Rosa Anna Busiello, Mario Alberto Burgos Aceves, Marilena Lepretti, Gaetana Paolella, Lillà Lionetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
brown adipocytes
air pollutants
dichlorodiphenyltrichoroethane (DDT)
dichlorodiphenylethylene (DDE)
perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01891/full

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